Gendered Sporting Bodies

Gender diverse panel of athletes and organizers discuss the nature of gender, sport, and bodies in the context of the fitness industry.

Fitness4AllBodies teaches coaches, gym/studio owners, and people in the fitness industry to better understand how our bodies are connected to systems of oppression, how those systems are reinforced by the fitness industry, and how to develop a social justice lens and apply it to their work. We provide a space to come together from our fields of expertise to create new ideas and visions of what fitness can be in a way that honors and serves all of us without reinforcing patriarchal, white supremacist bodily ideals.

This live panel will be hosted on Zoom with ASL interpretation. Attendees will be able to interact via audio and/or typing in the chat.

Please reach out to us directly about your needs, fitness4allbodies[at]gmail.com

When you invest in this panel, you are furthering your education and a radical shift in the fitness industry. You are supporting leaders who have carved out space for all of us beyond the dominant standards of health and beauty for the weight neutral, anti-racist, accessible, and queer and trans-affirming fitness community we all need. All proceeds are used for honorariums and to continue the work for the Fitness4AllBodies movement.

We ask that you choose a point on the sliding scale that feels personally meaningful and doable to you, knowing that people who pay higher on the sliding scale help make it possible for those who pay lower on the sliding scale to attend. If you are unsure where to pay on the sliding scale, please use this graphic of 'The Green Bottle' by Alexis J. Cunningfolk from their blog post, The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice.

Please reach out to us if you'd like to arrange an alternative payment option or plan.

Refunds will not be granted, but a recording of the event can be made available by request. Please contact fitness4allbodies[at]gmail.com to request.

By choosing to attend this event, you agree to follow these guiding principles for our time together:

1. Trust intent, name impact

2. Step up/Step back

3. Keep an open mind

4. Use "I" statements

5. Name the feeling

6. Transparent accountability

7. The foundation of this space is LOVE

Attendees will be emailed a form to submit questions they want panelists to answer.

Any questions asked at the time of the panel should be asked immediately and may be answered after the panel depending on time constraints.

Certified Personal Trainer, founder of Queer Gym Pop Up and BodyImage4Justice, and Executive Director of Fitness4AllBodies. Williams is a trans body positive activist and has been actively creating safe spaces for queer and trans bodies in fitness in the Boston area since 2013. Williams actively advocates for fitness being for everyone and the importance of trainers and fitness professionals using their status as gatekeepers to “act as a shield” to protect their clients and create safe, affirming practices and spaces.

A Doctoral student in Sport Management at Florida State University and founder of Rooted Resistance, a program reimagining and creating space for queer, trans, gnc, and non-binary B/I/POC in US South. embodied movement out of doors is our healing liberation. @rootedresistance

JayCee Cooper (She/They) is a competitive powerlifter, former elite curler, 2x National Champion, Co-Director of Pull for Pride, and an Athlete Ally Ambassador. Her participation in the fight for trans inclusion in sport, and lawsuit against USA Powerlifting, has garnered national and international attention amongst major human rights organizations and media outlets. She was Outsport’s 2019 Female Hero of the Year alongside Caster Semenya and is a part of the inaugural BarBend 20 class of leaders and game changers in the world of strength sport.

I am NASM certified trainer with specializations in corrective exercise, weight loss, TRX and other specializations. I am 2016 Transfit Con Champion, I have also competed in the 2016 in the Fort Lauderdale Cup, The 2018 Royal Palm Classic in Men's Physique where I won my class & competed in Classic Physique. I am currently the owner of 3T Fitness Lifestyle where I offer virtual training , online training, and in person training packages.I also speak for the YES Institute who mission is to keep all youth safe .

Breanna Diaz (She/They) is a proud, queer Latinx Texan based in Richmond, Virginia. She currently serve as the Co-Director for Pull For Pride, an annual, national powerlifting event raising money for LGBTQ organizations, and co-founder of the Share the Platform grant, which provides funding to transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex athletes who need assistance in paying for costs related to participation in strength sports.

Event Venue

Online